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The Indians kept on talking the talk but it was Ponting who walked, the strategy of playing 4 bowlers was wrong and defensive, the Aussies are going to set a big total and Aussie bowling is strong enough to shoot down the Indian line up.Australian team showed its trade mark tenacity on day 1 India will be in deep trouble if they don't take quick wickets early tomorrow,the Aussies are playing according to the plan and they have come to India well prepared.

Malik played a superb knock, no doubt about that and the credit should not be taken away from him.

But it was Fawad's knock that won Pakistan the match. How pathetic that a guy who averages 50 in first class cricket is sent to bat at no 9 by the team management.

Fawad has better stats than Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik in domestic cricket. He is one of the best batsmen and fielders at domestic level, everyone knows this but he is still being relegated by the captain and team management.

If you do a T20 for the last two years you will again find Pakistan at top, for test Pakistan hasn't played any during 2008.

Pakistan is being accused of playing minnows every country has played Bangladesh and Pakistan has played every country with the exception of Australia in the last two years,look at the tables and look at the pathetic performance of England, WI and NZ why are they not called minnows.

Regarding Ponting and records, I think it is true. He doesn't hold them dear.

Don't confuse this fact with humility though. It's more a cultural thing.

Individual records don't gain you much respect in Australia.

Sure, the media rattles on about these things to fill their space but we are more attentive of the team than the individual.

When Mark Taylor equalled the then Australian top score of 334 in Peshawar he was roundly criticised for being selfish and he is still reminded of it to this day.

Even if Ponting does regard all-time records highly (and I'm reasonably certain as a Tasmanian that knows his family that he doesn't)he wouldn't dare express it for that wouldn't be perceived well by his peers or community.

Because of our colonial anti-authoritarian history no-one is encouraged to think he is better than anyone else.

Doing so would quickly lose you friends and respect. Therefore individual records are always described as 'nice' and phrases like 'someone will beat it in the future' and 'individual records don't matter only the team does' are common when players are asked about them.

Team records, on the other hand, are an entirely different matter for they are representation of the country's unity and success.

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